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Money Museum America's largest museum dedicated to numismatics, exploring art, history, science and more!

Through the discovery of money, America’s largest museum dedicated to numismatics brings culture to life. The museum explores art, history, science and much more to promote the diverse nature of money and related items. The museum includes exhibits in three main galleries, where visitors can find spectacular rarities and learn about the history of our nation and the world as seen through money. The Americana Gallery features prized rarities from the ANA’s vault – treasures generously donated by passionate numismatists over the last century. These exceptional artifacts are woven throughout the exhibit, intermingled with the relatively common and attainable. The museum's main level features a new exhibit every year designed to appeal to a wide variety of interests, including history, art, archaeology, banking and economics, and coin collecting.

10/23/2026

A gold coin hidden in a cigar box brings $97,600, newly reported do...

Today's Feature: 1981 $10 Federal Reserve Note, Series 1981A* - ANA 2024.11.371 | Object: # 206 🇺🇸The signatures on Ame...
10/23/2026

Today's Feature: 1981 $10 Federal Reserve Note, Series 1981A* - ANA 2024.11.371 | Object: # 206 🇺🇸

The signatures on American paper money tell stories of the people responsible for the nation’s finances. This note bears those of Katherine D. Ortega, Treasurer of United States from 1983 to 1989, and Donald T. Regan, Treasury Secretary under President Ronald Reagan. Although dated Series 1981A, notes bearing these signatures were printed between 1984 and 1985.

A former banker, Ortega helped raise funds for the restoration of the Statue of Liberty ahead of its 1986 centennial and supported efforts to modernize currency security. Regan, formerly chairman of Merrill Lynch, helped implement the administration’s economic policies, including substantial tax reductions.

Together, their signatures capture a period when the Treasury was balancing economic policy, currency modernization, and the preservation of national symbols.

💬 Whose signature on American paper money has the most interesting story behind it?

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Today's Feature: 1980 S Susan B. Anthony Dollar - ANA 1986.79.34 | Object: # 205 🇺🇸The 1980 S Susan B. Anthony dollar m...
10/22/2026

Today's Feature: 1980 S Susan B. Anthony Dollar - ANA 1986.79.34 | Object: # 205 🇺🇸

The 1980 S Susan B. Anthony dollar marked the final year of regular circulating coinage bearing the San Francisco Mint’s “S” mintmark. After more than 125 years producing coins for commerce, San Francisco increasingly specialized in proofs and other collector issues.

The Anthony dollar was also approaching an early retirement. Despite a nationwide publicity campaign in 1980, Americans largely rejected the small dollar, often confusing it with the quarter. Production dropped dramatically, and the 1981 issues were reserved for collectors. Yet the coin found a second life in vending machines and transit systems, prompting a final production run in 1999 before the Sacagawea dollar debuted in 2000.

💬 Could the Susan B. Anthony dollar have succeeded if the government had stopped printing $1 bills? Or was its design the bigger problem?

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Today's Feature: 1979 Susan B. Anthony dollar - ANA 2009.32.82f | Object: # 204 🇺🇸In 1979, Susan B. Anthony became the ...
10/21/2026

Today's Feature: 1979 Susan B. Anthony dollar - ANA 2009.32.82f | Object: # 204 🇺🇸

In 1979, Susan B. Anthony became the first historical woman depicted on a circulating U.S. coin. A leading advocate for women’s suffrage, abolition, and equal rights, Anthony replaced the allegorical Liberty initially favored by Chief Engraver Frank Gasparro. His portrait of Anthony appeared opposite the Apollo 11 eagle design retained from the Eisenhower dollar.

The new, smaller dollar was intended to make dollar coins more practical, but its similarity to the quarter caused confusion, while Americans continued to prefer paper dollars. This Proof example features the Type 1 “Filled S” mintmark, distinguished by its less clearly defined interior.

Although the Anthony dollar struggled in circulation, it established a precedent for honoring historical women on American coinage.

💬 Do you believe the Susan B. Anthony dollar have succeeded if it had been more easily distinguished from the quarter?

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Today's Feature: 1978 Eisenhower Dollar - ANA 2024.100.863 | Object: # 203 🇺🇸The 1978 Eisenhower dollar marked the end ...
10/20/2026

Today's Feature: 1978 Eisenhower Dollar - ANA 2024.100.863 | Object: # 203 🇺🇸

The 1978 Eisenhower dollar marked the end of America’s traditional large circulating dollar coin. Although the Eisenhower dollar contained no silver, it retained the size of earlier Morgan and Peace dollars—a tradition that proved increasingly impractical. Its bulky dimensions discouraged everyday use, though casinos embraced the coins for slot machines.

A 1976 study by the Research Triangle Institute recommended a smaller dollar, arguing that convenience mattered more than maintaining the dimensions of obsolete silver coinage. Congress agreed, authorizing the Susan B. Anthony dollar in 1978. The new coin, introduced in 1979, was considerably smaller and lighter, beginning a new era of compact dollar coins.

💬 Was shrinking the dollar coin the right decision—or should the Mint have preserved the traditional large-dollar format?

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Today's Feature: 1977 $1 Federal Reserve Note, Series 1909A* - ANA 1987.126.683 | Object: # 202 🇺🇸A small star at the e...
10/19/2026

Today's Feature: 1977 $1 Federal Reserve Note, Series 1909A* - ANA 1987.126.683 | Object: # 202 🇺🇸

A small star at the end of this note’s serial number reveals a mistake that never reached circulation. When the Bureau of Engraving and Printing discovers defective notes during production, replacement sheets are substituted to maintain the required quantity. Rather than reproducing the original serial numbers, these Star Notes receive numbers from a separate sequence marked with a star. Their relative scarcity has made them a popular collecting specialty.

This Series 1977 note also bears the signature of Azie Taylor Morton, the first Black Treasurer of the United States, who served from 1977 to 1981. Not all Star Notes are equally scarce; their collectability depends on the size of the replacement printing, Federal Reserve district, condition, and survival.

💬 What’s the most unusual serial number you’ve discovered on a U.S. banknote? Share your find!

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Today's Feature: 1976 S Washington Bicentennial Quarter - ANA 1980.27.3 | Object: # 201 🇺🇸For the first time since its ...
10/16/2026

Today's Feature: 1976 S Washington Bicentennial Quarter - ANA 1980.27.3 | Object: # 201 🇺🇸

For the first time since its introduction in 1932, the Washington quarter received a new reverse. Designed by Jack L. Ahr, the colonial drummer represented the ordinary Americans who fought for independence. His design was selected through a nationwide competition that attracted 884 submissions for the three Bicentennial denominations.

Nearly 2 billion Bicentennial quarters were struck across two years. Special 40% silver versions were also produced for collectors in Proof and Uncirculated sets. Ahr also designed the obverse of the 1976 ANA conventional medal, featuring the Statue of Liberty.

💬 If you had entered the Bicentennial coin design competition, what would you have put on the quarter?

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Today's Feature: 1975 S U.S. Proof Set - ANA 2009.32.76 | Object: # 200 🇺🇸America's Bicentennial celebration began appe...
10/15/2026

Today's Feature: 1975 S U.S. Proof Set - ANA 2009.32.76 | Object: # 200 🇺🇸

America's Bicentennial celebration began appearing on its money a year early. To commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the Mint introduced three special reverse designs, each bearing the dual date 1776–1976. Production began in 1975 and continued through 1976, meaning no quarters, half dollars, or dollars dated 1975 were produced.

Each design told a different part of America's story. The quarter's colonial drummer honored the Revolutionary generation, while the half dollar depicted Philadelphia's Independence Hall, where the Declaration was adopted. The dollar paired the Liberty Bell with the Moon, connecting America's founding ideals to its achievements in space exploration.

The 1975 Proof Set brought these commemoratives together with the regularly dated Lincoln cent, Jefferson nickel, and Roosevelt dime.

💬 Three Bicentennial designs, three interpretations of American independence. Which best captures the nation's first 200 years—and why?

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